Fear Strikes Out

Name: Fear Strikes Out
Genre: Drama
Released: 1957
Rating: 77.58833333333334
Cast: Anthony Perkins, Karl Malden, Norma Moore, Adam Williams, Perry Wilson

1957·Movie

1h 40min

Ratings

77/100

My ScoreNot Rated

6.9

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83|77

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About

This is Jimmy, balanced on the ragged edge of violence, twisted and trapped by a world he never made…

True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball.

DNA

Genres: Biographical Sports Drama
Mood: HopefulDarkInspiringEmotionalTriumphant
Themes: The Human ConditionRedemptionOvercoming Personal Demons
Plot: Self-Discovery JourneyPersonal TransformationMental Health StrugglesBattling Mental IllnessIdentity CrisisOvercoming AdversityRise To StardomTriumph Over Tragedy
Pacing: Building SuspenseSlow Build
Narrative: Linear
Dialog: Inner MonologueMonologues
Character Types: MentorHero
Time: 1960s1950s
Place: Urban CityscapeBaseball Stadium
Cinematic Style: Long TakesDocumentary Style
Costume and Set: Period-Accurate CostumesBaseball Field Sets

Sequels and Prequels

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Crew

Directed by:

Robert Mulligan, Haskell B. Boggs, Richard Caffey

Produced by:

Alan J. Pakula

Composed by:

Elmer Bernstein

Cast

Anthony Perkins

Jimmy Piersall

Karl Malden

John Piersall

Norma Moore

Mary Piersall

Adam Williams

Doctor Brown

Perry Wilson

Mrs. John Piersall

Peter J. Votrian

Jim Piersall as a Boy

Richard Bull

Reporter Slade (uncredited)

Morgan Jones

Sandy Allen (uncredited)

Edd Byrnes

Boy in Car Assisting Jimmy Up Stairway (uncredited)

Brian G. Hutton

Bernie Sherwill (uncredited)

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